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but then if you look and if you look at virginia -- excuse me, virginia and ohio, two states the president had seven-point leads, and you give him those two, excuse me here, and it puts him at 274. so he's now -- we're sitting there and have shrunk the battleground, david. we have put the president obviously sitting there with a tough lead. and what has all of this done? it's all because of one thing here, and that is economic optimism. i want to show something from our last nbc/"wall street journal" poll. 42% now have optimistic views that the economy will get better in the next 12 months, the best number in almost three years, david. >> chuck todd, thank you very much. from the numbers, you also have the narrative. here is the detroit free press after that tape recording about the 47%. here was the headline. romney's 47% remark, will it sink the campaign? joe scarborough, how much trouble is the romney campaign in this morning? and what changes it? >> well, they're in a lot of trouble this morning, but thank god for them that the election's about 45 days off. they are tied in national po
but then if you look and if you look at virginia -- excuse me, virginia and ohio, two states the president had seven-point leads, and you give him those two, excuse me here, and it puts him at 274. so he's now -- we're sitting there and have shrunk the battleground, david. we have put the president obviously sitting there with a tough lead. and what has all of this done? it's all because of one thing here, and that is economic optimism. i want to show something from our last nbc/"wall...
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on the tax question i pose this question in the senate, in the virginia senate debate between tim cain and george allen. they were talking about whether there should be a minimum federal income tax. this is how tim kane answered the question. >> do you believe everyone in virginia should pay something in federal incox tax. >> would you be open to that, governor? >> maybe, the first i'm hearing about it. should everybody have skin in the game? >> well, that's where i was going. i think we go to this question of taxes, tax cuts, tax increases and so forth. too fast. we, it seems to me the first question ought to be, what is it we want government to do and not do? what's the sensible way and fair way to pay for that? i really believe in this notion, just as president does, of common as you and common destiny. that we all have stake in educating our kids. we all have a stake in assuring that this country is well defended. we all have a stake in investing in the infrastructure that creates a platform for economic growth and opportunity. we all have a stake in the american dream. we used to
on the tax question i pose this question in the senate, in the virginia senate debate between tim cain and george allen. they were talking about whether there should be a minimum federal income tax. this is how tim kane answered the question. >> do you believe everyone in virginia should pay something in federal incox tax. >> would you be open to that, governor? >> maybe, the first i'm hearing about it. should everybody have skin in the game? >> well, that's where i was...
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the president in virginia beach, virginia, on thursday talking about his approach to the economy ifixing the debt. this is what he said. >> during campaign season, you always hear a lot about patriotism. well, you know what? it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle class. >> invoking patriotism there, just trying to be clear, so raising taxes on wealthier americans the president considers that patriotic? i assume he also thinks sacrifice is patriotic. and yet he is not spending much time talking specifically about what he'd do, like how he would cut the medicare program to make it solvent. beyond the cuts that he's talked about. and when simpson-bowles says he needs much more dramatic cuts. so framing this as patriotism, it's about taxing the wealthy but not talking about where the more than people should sacrifice? >> well, first of all, economic patriotism, he was talking about specifically bringing jobs back to america. rebuilding our manufacturing sector so we're sending prod
the president in virginia beach, virginia, on thursday talking about his approach to the economy ifixing the debt. this is what he said. >> during campaign season, you always hear a lot about patriotism. well, you know what? it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle class. >> invoking patriotism there, just trying to be clear, so raising taxes on wealthier americans the...
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when he was in virginia. he talked about the defense cuts, they're so, that's what direct mail is for. that's not for your candidate to do that. that's what surprised me a little bit. is that romney went and i think what the krauthammer critique is getting at. it's not that it's just small ball by the campaign. tactically you should do some of these things in certain states. but the candidate himself amplifying it and making it your entire message of that day just seemed a missed opportunity. >> i don't agree with krauthammer in this respect. i mean first of all, he's my favorite columnist in the world but in this particular sense, i think it underestimates just what a good candidate barack obama is and how ruthlessly disciplined and capable his campaign is. i mean remember this is a guy who was a state senator in illinois. four years before he beat like a drum, the best political machine the democratic party has seen since lbj, namely the clinton machine. as a challenger, he won by you know, 7%, 8%, he's got
when he was in virginia. he talked about the defense cuts, they're so, that's what direct mail is for. that's not for your candidate to do that. that's what surprised me a little bit. is that romney went and i think what the krauthammer critique is getting at. it's not that it's just small ball by the campaign. tactically you should do some of these things in certain states. but the candidate himself amplifying it and making it your entire message of that day just seemed a missed opportunity....
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went to virginia, where some of the cuts, if they take place -- people seem to have amnesia about the whole point sequester was. it was the fourth conversation, fourth new negotiations. nobody wants to sequester. the whole point was pick something that each party thought was something that a third rail in their -- in their conferences so that they would force them to have a new conversation, so the whole re-imaging of the sequester. i understand the battleground state politics that romney's up to. but i think he's walking into a trap. >> bill bennett, my impression spending time with governor romney and talking to him about these issues on camera and off is that he understands the need for some level of compromise, and to even take on conservatives. and yet in this interview there was a level of rigidity, even to the point saying this deal on a defense sequester makes no sense. >> well, he's distinguish between the willingness on principle to compromise and the willingness to compromise on principle. and that's an important difference. but i agree with chuck, this was to set up a conv
went to virginia, where some of the cuts, if they take place -- people seem to have amnesia about the whole point sequester was. it was the fourth conversation, fourth new negotiations. nobody wants to sequester. the whole point was pick something that each party thought was something that a third rail in their -- in their conferences so that they would force them to have a new conversation, so the whole re-imaging of the sequester. i understand the battleground state politics that romney's up...